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B. B. GOLDSMITH. PEN HOLDER.

No. 434,265. A Patented Aug'. l12, 1890.

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vwise disturbing the position of the pen-rel UNITED STATES BYRON B. GOLDSMITH,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,265, dated August 12, 1890.

Application filed May 8 To all whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that I, BYRON B. GoLDsMI'rH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pen-Holders, of which the This invention has for its obj ects to provide novel means for ej ecting pens from pen-holders; to provide novel means for forcibly ejecting pens from pen-holders by pressing on the tip end of the stad without moving or othertaining core, head, or tube, which is arranged in the usual barrel of the holder, and to otherwise improve pen-holders. To accomplish these objects my invention involves the features of construction, the combination or arrangement of devices, and the principles of operation hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of one type of pen-holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line c: x, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one end portion of the penholder, showing a modification. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of another type of pen-holder embodying my invention. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are similar views showing modifications inthe construction of the pen-holder. Fig. .S is a transverse sectional view taken on the line y y, Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a similar view taken on the line z Fig 7. Fig. 10 is asimilar view showing a sheath-covering to the barrel. Fig. ll is a detail perspective view showin ga modified form of pen-retaining core or head with my invention applied thereto. Fig. l2 is a detail sectional view showing another modification.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill now describe the same in detail, referring first to Figs. l and 2, where the numeral 1 indicates the hollow metallic staff or handle of a penholder having at one end a barrel 2, of rubber or other material, in which is placed the pen-retaining core, head, or split tube 3, of any desired construction, to retain the pen when the latter is inserted between the barrel and the core, head, or split tube. The

1890. SerialNo.351,066. (Nomodel pen-retainer ishollow and provided with 1ongitudinal slots 4, extending the greater part of its length, and the barrel is furnished with longitudinal grooves forming guideways 5, which are coincident with the slot-s inthe penretainer. The pen-ejector Gis arranged within and slides rectilinearly along the pen-retainer, and is cruciform in shape, forming radial wings 7, which extend through the slots 4 and enter the guideways 5, whereby the ejector is guided in its rectilinear movement. The ejector is attached to alongitudinal stem 8, placed axially in the staff or handle and connected with a movable part of the latter, which part, as shown in Fig. 1, is composed of a shell or linger-piece 9, movable lengthwise in the main section of the `staff or handle and pressed outwardly by asuitable spring 10 for reti-acting the ejector toward the inner end of the pen-retainer. The wings of the ejector extend across the space provided for the insertion of the pen-butt, and consequently by\ pressing upon the movable part 9 at the tip end of the staif or handle the ejector is advanced and strikes the pen-butt, thereby positively forcing and discharging the pen from between the split tube or pen-retainer and the barrel. This ejection of the pen is effected without in any manner'disturbing the position of the pen-retainer, and hence the invention is applicable to ordinary penholders wherein the split tube or pen-retainer stands immovable as regards 'longitudinal movement in the barrel. In this respect my invention differs from that type of pen-holders wherein the pen is held between the barrel and a cylindrical head or plug secured to a spring-retracted stem and moved outward by pressing upon the stem to release the gripaction of the head or plug on the pen-butt.

In Fig. 3 the barrel 2is of wood strengthened by a ferrule '12 and lined with metal, as at 13, while in Fig. 4 the main section of the staff or handle is of wood, and the barrel 2 is formed by drilling or boring a cylindrical recess therein.

In Fig. 5 the barrel 2 may be of rubber or wood, and at its inner end is formed or otherwise provided with atubular extension 14, in which is adapted to slide lengthwise the movable part of the stail or handle, which movable part is composed of the metallic or other IOO tube 15, carrying the wooden or other handle or staff-body 1, to which the ejector-stem 8 is attached.

In Fig. 6 the pen-holder is the same as in Fig. 5, except that the barrel 2 is of metal, While in Fig. 7 the pen-holder is the same asin Fig. G, except that the ejector comprises a single Wing, in which construction the barrel 'will have but one guideway 5 and the penretainer one slot 4. If the barrel be made as a sheet -metal tube, the guideway 5 (one or more) may be formed by striking up hollow ribs on the barrel, as in Figs. (5, 7, 8, and 9, or the guideway 5 (one er more) may be formed by a slot in the barrel, as in Fig. 10, and if such slots be found objectionable by some persons they can be covered and concealed by a metallic, rubber, paper, or other sheath 1G slipped over the barrel, as indicated by Fig. 10.

Instead of the elastic or yielding,r pen-retainer being made to retain the pen between the outer surface ofthe retainer an d the inner surface ot` the barrel, the pen-retainer may be composed of a longitudinallyslitted plug or core 17, Fig. 11, into the slits 1S of which the pen-butt is inserted. This plug or core is adapted to be fixed in a stationary position in a pen-holder barrel, as usual, and the Wings of the ejector extend into the slits 19 of the plug or core, or such Wings of the ejector could be made to slide in the slits 18. The

remaining parts of the pen-holder may be of' the construction shown by the remaining figures ot the drawings.

In Fig. 12 I exhibit the ejector G as composed ot' a sleeve sliding` between the slotted pen-retainer 3 and the pen-holder barrel 2. It' this construction be adopted, the sleeve will connect with the stem in' by arms 20, moving in the slots of the pen-retainer.

The spring-retracted ejector advanced by pressing on the outer ortip-end portion of the stai or handle while the penu'etainer stands stationary is an improvement on that type of pen-holders wherein a pen-ejector is pushed outward and inward by the fingers.

Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination, with the internal penretainerof a pen-holder, of an ejector sliding in and guided by the pen-retainer to strike the pen-butt and forcibly eject the pen, a

. spring for retracting the ejector, and means for advancing the ejector, substantially as described.

2. The combination, iu a pen-holder, of a staff or handle comprising a barrel and a movable part or finger-piece, a pen-retainer in the barrel, an ejector movable in but independent of the pelrretainer, a stein connecting the ejector with the movable part or linger-piece, and a spring for retracting the ejector, substantially as described.

The combination, in a pen-helder, of a statt or handle comprising a barrel and a movable finger-piece at the tip end of the staff or handle, a spring acting to press the finger-piece outward, a pen-retainer fixed inside the barrel, an ejector movable independent of the pen-retainer and guided by the latter to strike the pen-butt and forcibly eject the pen, and a stem connecting the ejector with the finger-piece, substantially as described.

4C. The combination, in a pen-holder, 0f`a longitudinally-slotted pen-retainerlocated in the holder, and an ejector sliding within the pen-retainer and comprising` a Wing moving in a slotted part of the pen-retainer in the path of the pen-butt to strike and forcibly eject the pen, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a pen-holder, of a statt or handle having al barrel, a longitudinally-slotted pen-retainer arranged in the barrel, a winged ejector sliding independent of the pen-retainer and ext-ending into a slotted part thereof iu the path of the penbutt to strike the latter and forcibly eject the pen, and means for advancing the ejector, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a pen-holder, of a staff or handle comprising a barrel and a movable part or finger-piece, a longitudinally-slotted pen-retainer in the barrel, a

winged ejector sliding independent of the pen-retainer and projecting therethrough into the path of the pen-butt, and a stem counecting the ejector with the movable part or finger-piece, substantially as described.

7. The combination, in a pen-holder, of a staff or handle comprising a barrel and a movable part or linger-piece, a longitudinally-slotted pen-retainer in the barrel, a winged ejector sliding in the pen-retainer and projecting therethrough into the path of the pen-butt, a stem connecting the ejector with the movable part or finger-piece, and a spring for retracting the ejector, stem, and ingerpiece, substantially as described.

8. The combination, in a pen-holder, of a staff having a barrel, a hollow longitudinally-slotted pen-retainer arranged iu the barrel, and a-winged ejector sliding inside the peu-retainer and projecting therethrough into the path of the pen-butt, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

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